According to records from the

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, there were many

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cup competitions organized in

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...

since 1962, some of which are the Independence Cup, the Zambian Challenge Cup (both organized in 1961), the Champion of Champions Cup (organized in 1974) and Zambian Coca-Cola Cup, the latter which began in 2001. These competitions are either inactive or were played no more as of 2009.

Independence Cup

The Northern Rhodesia Castle Cup, rebranded two years later as the Independence Cup due to the independence of Zambia, was launched in 1962 by the

Football Association of Zambia The Football Association of Zambia is the governing body of association football in Zambia founded in 1929 and based at the "Football House" on Alick Nkhata Road in Lusaka, the country's capital. Affiliated to CAF and FIFA in 1964 and COSAFA i ...

as the top knockout tournament in

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. Until 1965, the winners of this competition were pitted against the winners of the cup competition in

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(now

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) in the "Super Castle Cup" (the equivalent of today's super cups). Its winners did not always enter the African Cup Winners' Cup; an entry was often reserved for the winners of the African Cup of Champions Clubs (now the CAF Champions League) which usually contested between four clubs. It got rebranded as the Mosi Cup in 1993 and has not been played or organized since its last edition in 2007.

Northern Rhodesia Castle Cup

*1961 : City of Lusaka *1962 : Roan United *1963 : Mufulira Blackpool

Independence Cup

*1964 : City of Lusaka *1965 : Mufulira Wanderers *1966 : Mufulira Wanderers *1967 : Kabwe Warriors *1968 : Mufulira Wanderers *1969 :

Kabwe Warriors Kabwe Warriors is a Zambian football club based in Kabwe that plays in the Zambian Premier League. They play their home games at Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu 107 Stadium in Kabwe. They are the second most successful club in Zambia in terms of trophies ...

*1970 : Ndola United *1971 : Mufulira Wanderers *1972 : Kabwe Warriors *1973 : Mufulira Wanderers *1974 : Mufulira Wanderers *1975 : Mufulira Wanderers *1976 : Mufulira Blackpool *1977 : Roan United *1978 :

Nchanga Rangers Nchanga Rangers is a Zambian football club based in Chingola that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. They play their home games at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola. The club is sponsored by Konkola Copper Mines. Achievements * Zambian Premier ...

*1979 : Power Dynamos *1980 : Power Dynamos *1981 : Vitafoam United *1982 : Power Dynamos *1983 :

Konkola Blades Konkola Blades is a Zambian professional football club based in Chililabombwe, that competes in the Zambian Premier League. They play their home games at the 20,000-capacity Konkola Stadium in Chililabombwe. Achievements * Zambian Cup: ::1983, 1 ...

*1984 : Kabwe Warriors *1985 : Strike Rovers *1986 :

Nkana Red Devils Nkana FC is a football club based in Kitwe, Zambia. The football team is competing in the MTN/FAZ Super Division, and is regarded as one of the country's most popular teams. Nkana FC has won 13 League titles, which made it to be Zambia's most su ...

*1987 : Kabwe Warriors *1988 : Mufulira Wanderers *1989 : Nkana Red Devils *1990 : Power Dynamos *1991 : Nkana Red Devils *1992 : Nkana

Mosi Cup

*1993 : Nkana *1994 : Roan United *1995 : Mufulira Wanderers *1996 : Roan United *1997 : Power Dynamos *1998 : Konkola Blades *1999 : Zamsure *2000 : Nkana *2001 : Power Dynamos *2002 : Zanaco *2003 : Power Dynamos *2004 : Lusaka Celtic *2005 :

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*2006 : ZESCO United *2007 : Red Arrows

Champion of Champions Cup

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;

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(1974-1975), the Zambian State Lottery (1976-78) and the

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(1979). The winners of this competition occasionally get invited to compete in the African Cup Winners' Cup. *1974: Mufulira Wanderers *1975:

*1976: Mufulira Wanderers *1977: Mufulira Wanderers *1978: Mufulira Wanderers *1979: Green Buffaloes *1980: Power Dynamos *1981: Power Dynamos *1982: Green Buffaloes *1983: Red Arrows *1984 Power Dynamos *1985 Mufulira Wanderers *1986 Vitafoam United or

*1987

*1988 Mufulira Wanderers *1989 Kabwe Warriors *1990 Power Dynamos *1991 Kabwe Warriors *1992 Mufulira Wanderers *1993 Nkana Red Devils

Zambian Challenge Cup

The Northern Rhodesian Challenge Cup is a currently-defunct knockout tournament in

created in 1962 and originally played by teams featuring all-white teams. Following Northern Rhodesia's independence as Zambia and the competition's rebranding as the Zambian Challenge Cup in 1964, it included teams featuring black people in the country. The competition was contested by the top 8 teams of the country's league system (the equivalence of South Africa's MTN 8). It was known by

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names; the

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Challenge Cup (1962–68), the

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Challenge Cup (1969–1981) and the BP Challenge Cup/BP Top Eight Cup (since 1982) as sponsors withdrew from the country. *1962 : City of Lusaka *1963 : City of Lusaka *1964 : Rhokana United *1965 :

*1966 : Rhokana United *1967 : Mufulira Wanderers *1968 : Mufulira Wanderers *1969 : Mufulira Wanderers *1970 :

*1971 : Kitwe United *1972 : Kabwe Warriors *1973 : Nchanga Rangers *1974 : Roan United *1975 :

*1976 : Nchanga Rangers *1977 : Green Buffaloes *1978 : Mufulira Wanderers *1979 : Green Buffaloes *1980 : Ndola United *1981 : Green Buffaloes *1982 : Red Arrows *1983 : Roan United *1984 : Mufulira Wanderers *1985 : Green Buffaloes *1986 : Mufulira Wanderers *1987 : Zanaco *1988 : Zanaco *1989 : Kabwe Warriors *1990 : Power Dynamos *1991 : Kabwe Warriors *1992 :

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*1993 : Nkana *1994 : Mufulira Wanderers *1995 : Roan United *1996 : Mufulira Wanderers *1997 : Mufulira Wanderers *1998 : Nkana *1999 : Nkana *2000 : Nkana *2001 : Power Dynamos *2002 : Kabwe Warriors *2003 : Kabwe Warriors *2004 : Kitwe United *2005 : Kabwe Warriors *2006 : Zanaco *2007 : Kabwe Warriors *2008 : Lusaka Dynamos

Zambian Coca-Cola Cup

The Zambian Coca-Cola Cup is an Zambian seasonal

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tournament sponsored by

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which was active from 2001 to 2007. It is succeeded by the Barclays Cup (now the

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). *2001: Zanaco *2002: Chambishi Blackburn *2003: Power Dynamos *2004: Zanaco *2005:

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*2006:

*2007: ZESCO United

Source

History of the Zambian football cup competitions 1962–2008
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Reference

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